al-Mallah Z, Quantock O P
Thorax. 1968 May;23(3):320-4. doi: 10.1136/thx.23.3.320.
Two cases of the rare condition of tracheobronchomegaly are reported. They occurred in people of completely different racial origin and residence. They showed the characteristic features of this condition—loud, rasping, prolonged, remarkably ineffective cough, abnormally wide trachea and major bronchi, laxity of the cartilaginous rings and membranous part of these airways demonstrable on straight chest radiographs and bronchoscopy and confirmed at bronchography. Evidence is submitted of congenital aetiology.
报告了两例罕见的气管支气管巨大症病例。这两例病例发生在种族出身和居住地完全不同的人群中。他们表现出这种病症的特征性表现——响亮、刺耳、持续时间长且极为无效的咳嗽，气管和主支气管异常宽阔，这些气道的软骨环和膜部松弛，在胸部正位X线片和支气管镜检查中可显示，并在支气管造影中得到证实。提出了先天性病因的证据。
